True Lil Wayne fans will know that the rapper has been wearing Uggs for years, well before their trendy resurgence. A Google deep dive confirms his ongoing penchant for the snuggly shearling-lined boots: he’s been spotted sitting courtside in red and zebra-printed or white and shaggy Uggs. He even wore a neon green pair of Ugg-like moonboots in Drake’s 2011 music video for “The Motto.” But for his performance at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, last night, Lil Wayne upped the ante on his comfy Ugg obsession by wearing his most daring pair yet.
For his set at the WJBL Big Show, the rapper chose a layered Ugg boot by Y/Project, the experimental Paris-based brand that memorably reworked the classic shearling footwear. One will best remember their recent thigh-high Uggs, while some with dramatic slouching and humongous proportions have been worn by Rihanna and Estonian rapper Tommy Cash. Lil Wayne’s style came with three exaggerated folds, each one lined with shearling. Lil Wayne didn’t stop there, though: he matched them with a shearling-lined hat, and then styled his accessories with a light blue hoodie and zebra-printed jeans.
Does this mean classic Uggs are on the outs and the more runway-ready styles are coming in? Perhaps so, but at over $1,000 a pop, you’d need to have Lil Wayne–level commitment to take the plunge.
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